Absolutely, strikeouts are the single worst thing in the world, definitely explains why 2 teams that made the playoffs had more K than the Sox, and the three teams that K'd the fewest times in the AL last year were the bottom feeders of the division.

I don't necessarily disagree with you, but given that Dunn and Flowers (as far as we know) don't offer much of anything other than some pop (which, as we've seen, is far from a sure thing), them striking out 400 times is a bit of an issue.